Stephen Jones (Whitlam, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Regional Development and Infrastructure) Share this | Hansard source

And you are right to remind me. I will not hold up this sign here, which is a similar message that was provided to all of the people who are patients at the Bowral Street Medical Practice in my electorate of Whitlam; or this sign here, which is a sign that was on the front door of Walker Street General Practice, again advising constituents that their practice would no longer be bulk-billing. The reason they cite is the government's changes and, in particular, the GP rebate freeze, otherwise known as a GP tax.

So, when each and every government frontbencher stands up in this place and protests about Labor's campaign, in order to point out the truth about the impact of the government's GP tax on our constituents I will go to any lengths necessary to ensure that these signs and signs like them are brought to the attention of the Australian people. It is simply not right or fair— (Time expired)

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